Creative Spark Instructor Spotlight: Catherine Redford
Mar 17th 2022
You may know Catherine Redford as the author of Butterfly Stitches, but she is also a Creative Spark Instructor and an award-winning quilter. Catherine moved to the United States with her husband and their four school age children in 1995 in search of a new adventure! A maker since a young child, Catherine discovered quilting and made it her mission to learn as much as she could in the hopes of turning it into her dream job.
Dreams do come true! Catherine is now a national award-winning quilter, an international teacher, and an author. Dragged into the Zoom era, she has been reaching the new world where everyone has a front row seat, teaching many classes coast to coast, sometimes both coasts on the same day.
Catherine lives in Naperville, Illinois with her husband of more than 40 years. Steve has learned to check for needles before he sits down on the family room settee. Now let's step inside her classroom...
Let's Fly: Wool Appliqué with Embroidery Embellishments
Join the fun and stitch things with wings! Catherine will start at the very beginning with transferring your design with freezer paper and include some of her favorite tips and tricks for success along the way. All skill levels are welcome! Over the course, you’ll learn not only how to create your mini quilt or pillow, but also how to successfully whipstitch appliqué, a useful skill for any wool appliqué pattern.
Folk Art Embroidery with Stitch Library
As a master of her craft, Catherine Redford shares all the tips and tricks she learned over the years to succeed at hand embroidery. She gives you a folk art overview and guides you through the materials and tools needed to start your hand embroidery journey. Learn how to prepare and transfer designs and finishing techniques you can use for future projects.
By the end of the course, you can make a stand-alone appliqué patch or a quilt (or both!).
Catherine Redford's Extensive Embroidery Stitch Library
The ultimate video guide to embroidery stitches! Catherine starts with basic supplies you will use in embroidery and how to tie a perfect knot. Next, she shows you how to stitch variations of 40 embroidery stitches with clear explanations and tips on how to have quality stitches. Each stitch is organized in alphabetical order so you can quickly find the one you want to create. There are two versions of the library included with each class, one for right-handed folks and one for the left-handed makers. There are 160 minutes of video examples for each hand!
Fun fact: Embroidery Stitch Library is included with Let's Fly and Folk Art Embroidery!
